Women Wanted
Nonfiction work
By: Mabel Potter Daggett
Date: 1918
Source: Daggett, Mabel Potter. Women Wanted: The Story Written In Blood Red Letters on the Horizon of the Great World War. New York: George H. Doran, 1918, 82, 84–87, 92–93.
About the Author: Mabel Potter Daggett (1871–1927) was a journalist who used her role to reach the public about issues she considered important. Her articles were widely published in women's magazines such as Good Housekeeping, and though her writing focused on issues that affected women in particular, she also wrote about broad social topics, including prohibition, and the orphan trains. Daggett made a name for herself as a journalist who didn't separate her personal convictions from her career.
Introduction
America's entrance into World War I (1914–1918) had a dramatic effect on the nation's workforce. Over four...
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